IaaS vs PaaS vs SaaS | Cloud Computing
What are IaaS, PaaS and SaaS What are IaaS, PaaS and SaaS Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Provides virtualized computing resources over the internet. Cloud provider manages IT infrastructures (storage, server and networking resources), and delivers them to customers via virtual machines accessible through the internet. Building block for all services provided by Cloud Computing. Examples of IaaS: • AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) • Azure VM • Google Compute Engine Platform as a Service (PaaS) Provides a platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure. Typically designed to support the complete web application lifecycle: building, testing, deploying, managing and updating. Allows user to avoid the expense and complexity of buying and managing software licenses, the underlying appl...